# Gil Metralha | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 03:43 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Gil Metralha
- Visible lyric pages: 9

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `gil-metralha`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 03:43 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-07218a3d73ce6934
- Visible lyric pages: 9
- Pages with stored lyric text: 9
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 17338
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 11
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: A Gente Briga, Cachaça Crew, Classe A, Cobra Cega, Máfia Latina, O Bonde, O Bonde (part. ConeCrewDiretoria, Shawlin), and Romance Proibido
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Gil Metralha was born António José Oliveira in 1955 in Beato, a working-class district of Lisbon. He formed his band in 1982, drawing from punk rock and Portuguese folk traditions. His 1983 song "Cobra Cega" became a defining track, known for its direct lyrics about political corruption. Other songs like "Máfia Latina" and "Romance Proibido" continued in a similar vein, blending social commentary with raw musical energy. He released several...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. A Gente Briga — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/a-gente-briga
2. Cachaça Crew — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/cachaca-crew
3. Classe A — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/classe-a
4. Cobra Cega — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/cobra-cega
5. Máfia Latina — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/mafia-latina
6. O Bonde — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/o-bonde
7. O Bonde (part. ConeCrewDiretoria, Shawlin) — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/o-bonde-part-conecrewdiretoria-shawlin
8. Romance Proibido — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/romance-proibido
9. Tipo Colômbia — https://lyroverse.com/gil-metralha/tipo-colombia